Books like Fire in the belly

Fire in the belly by Sam Keen reads as reflective, challenging. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Iron John

Robert Bly · 1990

Both explore masculinity

67% genome match

He

Robert A. Johnson · 1987

Both explore masculinity & self-discovery

73% genome match

The heroine's journey

Maureen Murdock · 1990

Both explore self-discovery

70% genome match

Sacred contracts

Caroline Myss · 2001

Both explore self-discovery & purpose

66% genome match

The way of the superior man

David Deida · 1997

Both explore masculinity & relationships

58% genome match

Crossing to Avalon

Jean Shinoda Bolen · 1994

Both explore self-discovery

65% genome match

I don't want to talk about it

Terrence Real · 1997

Both explore masculinity & relationships

61% genome match

The essential Alan Watts

Alan Watts · 1977

Same nonfiction feel

63% genome match

The sacred tree

Judie Bopp · 1984

Same nonfiction feel

59% genome match

The Power of Myth

Joseph Campbell · 1988

Same nonfiction feel

59% genome match

Erinnerungen, Träume, Gedanken

Carl Gustav Jung · 1961

Both explore self-discovery

56% genome match

The three marriages

Whyte, David · 2009

Both explore self-discovery & relationships

76% genome match